Blue Springs Examiner; Blue Springs MO; 2001-8-28

Jo Ann Lake, 72, Kansas City, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at St. Luke's
Hospital in Kansas City.

Mrs. Lake was born June 7, 1929, and was raised in Marceline, Mo., and was a
member of the First Christian Church of Marceline. She graduated from
Marceline High School and attended Northeast Missouri State Teaches College,
Kirksville, Mo., receiving her teaching degree in elementary education in
1951. She taught third and fourth grades in the Raytown School District,
retiring in 1977. She and her husband were active in the Society of Former
Special Agents of the FBI and she enjoyed playing bridge and going on
cruises. She was preceded in death by her father, Clyde F. Shelton, in 1985.

Her survivors include her mother, Opal Shelton; her husband of 52 years,
L.B. Lake; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Dana Lake; two
granddaughters, Shannon Davis and husband, Shawn, and Candace Deal; an aunt,
Helen Ronan; and three cousins, Tom, Paul and Kyle Ronan.

Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at D.W. NewcomerÕs Sons Floral Hills
Chapel, Kansas City. Burial will be in Brooking Cemetery, Raytown. Friends
may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel.


Kansas City Star; Kansas City MO; 2001-8-28

JO ANN LAKE Jo Ann Lake, 72, of Kansas City, MO, left this life on August
26, 2001, at Saint Luke's Hospital, due to complications from surgery at KU
Medical Center. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, August 30, at D.W.
Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd.; burial in
Brooking Cemetery. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Jo Ann
was born June 7, 1929, and was raised in Marceline, MO. She was a member of
the First Christian Church of Marceline. She graduated from Marceline High
School and then went on to attend Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
in Kirksville, MO, receiving her teaching degree in elementary education in
1951. She taught third and fourth grades in the Raytown School District
until her retirement in 1977. It was while attending college in Kirksville,
MO, that she met her husband, L.B., of 52 years. Jo Ann was preceded in
death by her father, Clyde F. Shelton, in 1985. She is survived by her
mother, Opal Shelton; husband, L.B.; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and
Dana Lake; two granddaughters, Shannon Davis and her husband, Shawn, and
Candace Deal; one aunt, Helen Ronan of Marceline, MO; three cousins, Tom,
Paul, and Kyle Ronan; and many other family members and dear friends. Jo Ann
and her husband were active in the Society of Former Special Agents of the
FBI. She enjoyed shopping, playing bridge and going on cruises. She was a
wonderful daughter, wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed dearly
by all. (Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel


From Independence Examiner, Independence, Missouri, 28 August 2001

Jo Ann Lake 

Jo Ann Lake, 72, Kansas City, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at St. Luke's 
Hospital in Kansas City. 

Mrs. Lake was born June 7, 1929, and was raised in Marceline, Mo., and was a 
member of the First Christian Church of Marceline. She graduated from 
Marceline High School and attended Northeast Missouri State Teaches College, 
Kirksville, Mo., receiving her teaching degree in elementary education in 
1951. She taught third and fourth grades in the Raytown School District, 
retiring in 1977. She and her husband were active in the Society of Former 
Special Agents of the FBI and she enjoyed playing bridge and going on 
cruises. She was preceded in death by her father, Clyde F. Shelton, in 1985. 

Her survivors include her mother, Opal Shelton; her husband of 52 years, L.B. 
Lake; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Dana Lake; two granddaughters, 
Shannon Davis and husband, Shawn, and Candace Deal; an aunt, Helen Ronan; and 
three cousins, Tom, Paul and Kyle Ronan. 

Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel, 
Kansas City. Burial will be in Brooking Cemetery, Raytown. Friends may call 
from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel.